New online maps helping Aucklanders

Auckland city: What the new interactive council services map looks like.

From City Scene, published on 8 March, 2009.

Working out where to park and which recreational facilities you would like to visit is now much easier thanks to the introduction of interactive Google maps on the Auckland City Council website.

Last week saw the uploading of two new interactive maps - Waiheke and Great Barrier islands - after the Auckland city map went live in December 2008.

Councillor Aaron Bhatnagar, chairperson of the City Development Committee, applauded the online map facility, which was helping the council to provide even better customer service.

"Auckland city residents and visitors will now be able to benefit from these easy-to-use maps. At the click of a button people can check where they can park in the city, what pool or recreational facility they can visit, or even where major projects are occurring or plan to occur," he says.

"It's excellent and I recommend everyone visits the website to have a look."

Work on these interactive Google maps will continue over the coming weeks, and there are plans to create even more "single locator maps" which locate specific places of interest, such as council buildings.

The council is also looking to use Google maps to help promote tourist-related initiatives.

These maps can be view online.